Royal Hunt vocalist John West
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Royal Hunt Parts Ways With Singer John West
By: Randall LarsonDate: Friday, March 23, 2007
Danish/American progressive metal band Royal Hunt has issued the following statement:
"Royal Hunt and John West [vocals] have decided that at this time (after numerous albums and concert tours) they are no longer able to contribute creatively to each other's future musical development. It's been a hell of a ride, but both parties feel like it is about time to move on and explore different musical paths — therefore, they mutually agreed to part ways as of March 16th, 2007."
"We're not ruling out possible future collaborations for a joint venture or a side project," Royal Hunt mainman André Andersen and John said in a joint statement, "but it won't be under the Royal Hunt moniker."
John joined Royal Hunt in 1999 during the recording of the Fear album and he worked with the band until its latest release — the Royal Hunt 2006 live CD/DVD.
The band added in a statement: "We'd like to express our gratitude to John for a great eight-year run and we wish him all the best in his future endeavors."
Royal Hunt is a progressive metal band in the style of Dream Theater, symphonic heavy-metal with strong classic influences. The band is led by Danish classically-oriented keyboard player André Andersen. The band is currently working on material for a new album, which it expects to begin recording later in the year. Also in the works is a reissue of the band's live releases 1996 and Closing the Chapter (originally released in 1998). More details will be made available soon.
Royal Hunt's last studio album, Paper Blood was released in 2005.
